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ED Urges Schools Not to Ask About Criminal History in College Applications

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The Department of Education recently endorsed this movement. The Department of Education (ED) updated its "Beyond the Box" guidance to mark the end of Second Chance Month in April. A 2015 Center for Community Alternative study found that 62.5% That's much higher than the average attrition rate of 21%.

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Maryland HBCU Offers Incarcerated Students College Degrees

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People incarcerated at Jessup Correctional Institution in Maryland now have the opportunity to gain a fully accredited bachelor's degree in sociology from Bowie State University. The goal of the program is to help prevent incarcerated people from reoffending once they get out of prison. According to the U.S.

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What the Grand Canyon Taught Me: Getting Real About Goals, Failure, and Digging Deep

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The culture of higher education is steeped in knowing. Another gift was the determined motivation to dig our way out of the hole. Preparing for the ascent We engaged RNL’s Strategic Enrollment Planning process in 2015 with what we called “Shark Tank” (like the TV venture funding show). I was horrified.

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University of South Florida Announces Plans for AI, Cybersecurity College

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If all goes to plan, students will have access to not just undergraduate and graduate programs but also certificate and continuing education programs starting in fall 2025. The need for AI literacy in job listings has increased five times since 2015. from last year, according to a survey by ISC2.

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700,000 incarcerated students will be Pell-eligible in 2023. Here’s what that could mean for your institution

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Beginning July 2023, over 700,000 incarcerated adults will become Pell Grant eligible , enabling qualified students to pursue federally funded college education for the first time since the 1990s. The History of Higher Ed for Incarcerated Students. Few opportunities benefit incarcerated people as much as postsecondary education.

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To Increase Access, Butler University Creates Free 2-Year Degree Program

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The college is accessible to Pell-eligible or undocumented students and will allow them to graduate without debt and without paying out-of-pocket costs. 3 announced the college on the Midtown Indianapolis campus, where it will offer the opportunity for students to earn an associate degree without debt or out-of-pocket costs.

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Wake Forest Announces Early Action for First-Generation Admissions

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First-generation students face barriers to applying for college and sometimes miss out on early action deadlines. First-generation students face unique barriers to applying for college and often miss out on early decision deadlines for admission. That option will let students know of their admission decision by Jan.